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| Gili Islands, Lombok |  
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Description:
3 exquisite islands off the coast of Lombok, near Bali. Each island has it's own charms, whether it's for families, all night parties, or tranquility. Diving around these islands will show the diversity of marine life that Indonesia is world renowned for. The diving is great for all levels of diver. The dive sites offer walls, slopes, canyons and muck diving. | |
| Details: |
 Nearest commercial airport: Mataram, Lombok |
| Average watertemp: Min 25 - Max 30 oCelcius. |
| Average visibility: 30 Horizontal metres |
| Bottom composition: Corals |
| Dive conditions: Ocean/Sea, Salt water |
| Seasonality: Tourist high season June - September
Marine life not visibly affected by seasonality |
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Marinelife in the area:
| Species | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | | | Blacktip reef sharks |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | Black tips are often seen at the end of dives in the shallows,
| | | Coastal fish & Reef Life |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Hawksbill turtles | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The turtles around the Gilis are used to the divers so you can have a really close encounter without scaring them or interupting their natural behaviour.
| | | Manta rays |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Moray eels | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yellow margined and undulated morays are very commom, ribbon eels ( black and blue) are also seen as are many garden eels
| | | Pelagic fish | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Stingrays | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Blue spotted stingrays are common, the occasional giant ray and bull ray can be seen as well.
| | | Whale sharks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Whitetip reef sharks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | At Shark Point and Manta Point you could have up to 5 or 6 whitetips swimming around your group.
| | Probability of encounter:  0%,  0 > 60%,  60 > 90%,  90 > 100%
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